Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
Family Canidae Batsch, 1788 - dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and foxes
Genus Canis Linnaeus, 1758 - dogs, wolves, coyotes, and jackals
1 Canis adustus Sundevall, 1847 - side-striped jackal
2 Canis aureus Linnaeus, 1758 - golden jackal
3 Canis latrans Say, 1823 - coyote
4 Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 - wolf
5 Canis mesomelas Schreber, 1775 - black-backed jackal
6 Canis rufus Audubon & Bachman, 1851 - red wolf
see Canis lupus rufus Audubon & Bachman, 1851
7 Canis simensis Rüppell, 1840 - Ethiopian wolf